console on first time boot

I'm booting an rs6k for the first time, don't know what the ip address is.
How can I make my laptop the console? Can I go through the RJ45 cable, or do
I need to go get a 9-pin serial cable? I have a pretty generic terminal
emulator, Accuterm.

Joel Tompkins
ERP Support
Buying the right computer and getting it to work properly is no
more complicated than building a nuclear reactor from wristwatch
parts in a darkened room using only your teeth. - Dave Barry

Accuterm or even hyperterm will do. Use a serial cable to serial port 1.
I think the settings are 8, 1, none.

Joel Tompkins
ERP Support
Buying the right computer and getting it to work properly is no
more complicated than building a nuclear reactor from wristwatch
parts in a darkened room using only your teeth. - Dave Barry